youngblood

[ yuhng-bluhd ]

adjective
  1. youthful, vigorous, and fresh in ideas or practices: an aging company badly in need of youngblood management.

Origin of youngblood

1
First recorded in 1620–30; attributive use of young blood

Other definitions for young blood (2 of 2)

young blood

noun
  1. youthful people.

  2. fresh new ideas, practices, etc.; vigor.

Origin of young blood

2
First recorded in 1620–30

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How to use youngblood in a sentence

  • The young blood of her lover had been mounting, wrathfully, within the last few minutes; and he was indisposed to let her come.

  • Young blood beats old blood—India-rubber balls "whip" lightning.

  • My dear ones—why it is for you that our young blood rose—for all the people, for all the world, for all the workingmen, they went!

    Mother | Maksim Gorky
  • And the myriads offered up on that altar, it would freeze your young blood to know of!

    Rutledge | Miriam Coles Harris
  • What you want is some young blood pumped into your shrivelled veins.

    Peter | F. Hopkinson Smith

British Dictionary definitions for young blood

young blood

noun
  1. young, fresh, or vigorous new people, ideas, attitudes, etc

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